When I was originally researching the Stembridge catalog, for Little John’s Stembridge Collection Auction, one of the few pieces on my “short list”, which I considered secondary to my two top wants (the T2 and True Lies pistol) was one of the pair of Hammerli pistols offered, which were “sort of” attributed to Point of No Return starring Bridget Fonda. [Read more…]
Walking Prescott – The Arms of Hollywood (Stembridge Auction Touring Preview)
This is the seventh in a series of articles reporting on the Stembridge Armory Collection Auction in Los Angeles, hosted by Little John’s Auction Service.
There’s an interesting blog article on the Walking Prescott (All about the flavor of a small Arizona city and the surrounding outback…) showing the Stembridge gun auction preview by Little John’s Auction Service. [Read more…]
Stembridge Auction Report, Part 6: Hero Pistol – Terminator 2: Judgment Day
This is the sixth in a series of articles reporting on the Stembridge Armory Collection Auction in Los Angeles, hosted by Little John’s Auction Service. [Read more…]
Research & Dialogue About Importing Firearms to the UK
I’ve always been interested in the laws, rules, customs, and perspectives revolving around the importation and/or ownership of “live fire” (i.e. “real”) firearms into the UK.
Because this is a varied, multi-faceted topic with many different opinions and areas of expertise, I thought it would be interesting to open a dialogue of sorts, though a blog doesn’t lend itself to such. In any event, I’ve been corresponding with Adam Bosman (sharpsticks on the Movie Prop Forum) about these issues. As a UK citizen, he has done some research, which he has given me permission to share here: [Read more…]
Auction House Buying Considerations, Part I: Overview
I have had very limited experiences in buying direct from auction houses, but there are terms and conditions of sale, unique to each company/event, that can differ from other buying experiences. I would highly recommend that any collector, before participating in such an auction, carefully review the terms and conditions of the sale, typically outlined in the catalog. Even with the same company, these are prone to change catalog to catalog, sale to sale. [Read more…]
Stembridge Auction Report, Part 5: Prices Realized List
This is the fifth in a series of articles reporting on the Stembridge Armory Collection Auction in Los Angeles, hosted by Little John’s Auction Service. [Read more…]
Stembridge Auction Report, Part 4: Research Case Study
I thought I’d share some of my observations and research – work done leading up to the auction – in an effort to highlight some of the challenges and concerns in approaching the Stembridge Collection Auction. [Read more…]
Featured Interview: Joe Maddalena, Profiles in History
Joseph Maddalena is the owner of Profiles in History, the one auction house dedicated to hosting extensive original prop auctions in Los Angeles several times a year.
As noted in my Featured Interview Preview, my initial first hand impressions of Mr. Maddalena were formed from the action and excitement of the Han Solo blaster auction from the Stembridge Armory event. He certainly knows auctions, whether they are his own or a bidder. [Read more…]